LI: We are learning to write a set of instructions using the correct structure and explicit language to guide the reader.

Success Criteria:
We will have
• organised and sequenced our ideas.
• used ordering devices like numbers or bullet points
• used a variety of linking and sequence words e.g., first, next, after, then, before, when
Used direct/explicit language to guide the reader e.g. Hold flax tightly between thumb and forefingers, with thumbs facing towards body.
• used sectioning or paragraphing where it suits the writing
• written sentences correctly i.e., caps, full stops, question mark, exclamation

Wednesday 16 February 2011.


How to brush your teeth.

Materials:
Tooth brush
Tooth paste
Bathroom sink

Method:
1• Hold your tooth brush, then in the other hand, open the tooth paste and put a tiny bit on you tooth brush.
2• Close the toothpaste and put it down.
3• Rinse your tooth brush under the sink.
4• Scrub back and forth and in circles on you bottom teeth and make sure you brush your bottom gums for around about a minute.
5• Now spit into the sink and rinse you tooth brush, but making sure there is still some tooth paste on you brush.
6• Then you do your top teeth and gums for about another minute remembering to keep scrubbing back and forth and in circles.
7• Then spit again and rinse your toothbrush so that there is no toothpaste left on you brush.
8• Rinse the sink down with some water.
9• Then put away your toothpaste and toothbrush in the appropriate spot.



Thursday 17 February 2011.


How to brush your teeth.

Materials:
Tooth brush
Tooth paste
Bathroom sink
Towel
Water


Method:
1• Hold your tooth brush, then in the other hand, open the tooth paste and put the amount of a pea.
2• Close the toothpaste and put it down.
3• Rinse your tooth brush under the sink for five seconds.
4• Scrub back and forth and in circles on you bottom teeth and your bottom gums for around about a minute.
5• Now spit into the sink and rinse you tooth brush, but making sure there is still some tooth paste on you brush.
6• Then you do your top teeth and top gums for about another minute remembering to keep scrubbing back and forth and in circles.
7• Then spit again and rinse your toothbrush so that there is no toothpaste left on you brush.
8• Do not rinse your mouth.
9• Rinse the sink down with some water.
10• Wipe your mouth with a towel.
11• Then put away your toothpaste and toothbrush in the appropriate spot.


Tuesday 8 March 2011

Thanks for your writing Maddie, I can see that you have sequenced your instructions well and tried to use explicit language to instruct the readers e.g. 'Turn the whole piece of flax on a 90 degree angle left'.
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